MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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